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An ordinance repealing Ordinance 68999 and in lieu thereof enacting a new
ordinance prohibiting the issuance of any package or drink liquor licenses for
any currently non-licensed premises within the boundaries of the Nineteenth Ward
Liquor Control District, as established herein, for a period of three years from
the effective date hereof; containing exceptions and allowing, during the
moratorium period, for the transfer of existing licenses, under certain
circumstances, the issuance of a drink license to non-profit corporations at
currently non-licensed premises, and the issuance of a drink license to persons
operating a restaurant at a previously non-licensed premises and containing an
emergency clause.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION ONE. Ordinance number 68999 is hereby repealed and in lieu thereof the
following provisions are enacted:

SECTION TWO. The existence of alcoholic beverage establishments appears to
contribute directly to numerous peace, health, safety and general welfare
problems including loitering, littering, drug trafficking, prostitution, public
drunkenness, defacement and damaging of structures, pedestrian obstructions, as
well as traffic circulation, parking and noise problems on public streets and
neighborhood lots. The existence of such problems creates serious impacts on the
health, safety and welfare of residents of single- and multiple-family within
the district, including fear for the safety of children, elderly residents and
of visitors to the district. The problems also contribute to the deterioration
of the neighborhood and concomitant devaluation of property and destruction of
community values and quality of life. The number of establishments selling
alcoholic beverages and the associated problems discourage more desirable and
needed commercial uses in the area. In order to preserve the residential
character and the neighborhood-serving commercial uses of the area, there shall
be a moratorium on the issuance of new liquor licenses within the area beginning
at the point of intersection of S Vandeventer Ave and I-44, and proceeding
northerly along S Vandeventer Ave to Tower Grove Ave, and proceeding southerly
along Tower Grove Ave to Folsom Ave, and proceeding easterly along Folsom Ave to
Klemm St, and proceeding southerly along Klemm St to McRee Ave, and proceeding
easterly along McRee Ave to Lawrence St, and proceeding northerly along Lawrence
St to Folsom Ave, and proceeding easterly along Folsom Ave to S 39th St, and
proceeding northerly along S 39th St to Park Ave, and proceeding easterly along
Park Ave to S Grand Blvd, and proceeding northerly along St Grand Blvd to
Norfolk and Western Rlwy, and proceeding westerly along Norfolk and Western Rlwy
to Prospect Ave, and proceeding northerly along Prospect Ave to Forest Park
Blvd, and proceeding easterly along Forest Park Blvd to S Grand Blvd, and
proceeding northerly along S Grand Blvd to Laclede Ave, and proceeding westerly
along Laclede Ave to N Spring Ave, and proceeding northerly along N Spring Ave
to east/west alleyway between Westminster Pl and Olive St, and proceeding
westerly along such alleyway to N Vandeventer Ave, and proceeding northerly
along N Vandeventer Ave to Bell Ave, and proceeding easterly along Bell Ave to N
Spring Ave, and proceeding northerly along N Spring Ave to Aldine Ave, and
proceeding easterly on Aldine Ave to N Grand Blvd, and proceeding southerly
along N Grand Blvd to Cass Ave, and proceeding easterly on Cass Ave to Bacon St,
and proceeding northerly along Bacon St to N Market St, and proceeding easterly
along N Market St to Laflin St, and proceeding southerly along Laflin St to
Magazine St, and proceeding easterly along Magazine St to Glasgow Ave, and
proceeding southerly along Glasgow Ave to Cass Ave, and proceeding westerly
along Cass Ave to N Garrison Ave, and proceeding southerly along N Garrison Ave
to Dayton St, and proceeding easterly along Dayton St to Glasgow Ave, and
proceeding southerly on Glasgow Ave to Stoddard St, and proceeding easterly
along Stoddard St to N Leffingwell Ave, and proceeding southerly along N
Leffingwell to Mills St, and proceeding easterly along Mills St to Elliott Ave
and proceeding southerly along Elliott Ave to Cole St, and proceeding westerly
along Cole St to Dr. Martin Luther King Dr, and proceeding easterly along Dr
Martin Luther King Dr to N Beaumont St, and proceeding southerly on N Beaumont
St to Delmar Blvd, and proceeding easterly along Delmar Blvd to N Jefferson Ave,
and northerly along N Jefferson Ave to Dr. Martin Luther King Dr, and proceeding
easterly along Dr Martin Luther King Dr to N 18th St, and proceeding southerly
along N 18th St to Washington Ave, and proceeding easterly along Washington Ave
to N 17th St, and proceeding southerly along N 17th St to St Charles St, and
proceeding westerly along St Charles St to N 17th St, and proceeding southerly
along N 17th St to Locust St, and proceeding westerly along Locust St to N 18th
St, and proceeding southerly along N 18th St to Pine St, and proceeding westerly
along Pine St to N 20th St, and proceeding northerly along N 20th St to Locust
St, and proceeding westerly along Locust St to N 21st St, and proceeding
northerly along N 21st to Washington Ave, and proceeding westerly along
Washington Ave to N Leffingwell Ave, and proceeding southerly along N
Leffingwell Ave to Locust St, and proceeding westerly along Locust St to a
north/south alleyway between N Leffingwell Ave and TE Huntley Ave, and
proceeding southerly along such alleyway to Olive St, and proceeding westerly
along Olive St to north/south alleyway between Ewing and Compton, and proceeding
southerly along such alleyway to Laclede Ave, and proceeding westerly along
Laclede Ave to S Compton Ave, and proceeding southerly along S Compton Ave to
Chouteau Ave, and proceeding westerly along Chouteau Ave to S Compton Ave, and
proceeding southerly along S Compton Ave to LaSalle St, and proceeding easterly
along LaSalle St to S Cardinal Ave, and proceeding southerly along S Cardinal
Ave to Park Ave, and proceeding westerly along Park Ave to Michigan Ave, and
proceeding northerly along Michigan Ave to an east/west alleyway, and proceeding
westerly to S Compton Ave, and proceeding southerly along S Compton Ave to
Lafayette Ave, and proceeding easterly along Lafayette Ave to Nebraska Ave, and
proceeding southerly along Nebraska Ave to Allen Ave, and proceeding westerly
along Allen Ave to S Compton Ave, and proceeding northerly along S Compton Ave
to I-44, and proceeding westerly along I-44 to S Grand Blvd, and proceeding
southerly along S Grand Blvd to Detonty St, and proceeding westerly along
Detonty St to S Spring Ave, and proceeding southerly along S Spring Ave
to Shaw Blvd, and proceeding westerly along Shaw Blvd to S 39th St, and
proceeding
northerly along S 39th St to I-44, and proceeding westerly along I-44 to the
point of beginning. Such area shall be known as the Nineteenth Ward Liquor
Control District.

SECTION THREE. The Excise Commissioner shall not, for a period of three years,
beginning as of the effective date of this Ordinance, approve the issuance of a
package liquor license for any premises which is located within the boundaries
of the Nineteenth Ward Liquor Control District established in Section Two of
this ordinance.

SECTION FOUR. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section Two of this Ordinance,
the Excise Commissioner shall have authority to:

(1) Approve transfer of an existing license to another premises within the
petition circle of the currently licensed premises, pursuant to the provisions
of subsection (B) of section 14.06.330 of Ordinance 68536; and

(2) Issue a drink license for premises, not licensed as of the effective date of
this Ordinance, which currently is or will be, upon opening, operated as a
restaurant, as such term is defined in section 14.01.390 of Ordinance 68536; and

(3) Issue a drink license for premises, not licensed as of the effective date of
this Ordinance, which currently is or will be operated by a Missouri not for
profit corporation which is qualified as an exempt organization under Section
501 (c) (3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code; and

(4) Approve the renewal of an existing license under the provisions of Section
14.08.090 of Ordinance 68536.

SECTION FIVE. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. This being an ordinance for the preservation of
public peace, health and safety, it is hereby declared to be an emergency
measure within the meaning of Sections 19 and 20 of Article IV of the Charter of
the City of St. Louis and therefore this ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor.